Overview
- Police have registered three FIRs in the case, including one that names JD(U) candidate Anant Singh, and have arrested two suspects.
- Doctors who conducted the post-mortem said the bullet injury near the ankle was not fatal, leaving the exact cause of death unresolved.
- The Election Commission asked Bihar DGP Vinay Kumar for an action-taken report as forensic teams were called to examine the scene.
- Jan Suraaj leaders and the victim’s family allege he was assaulted and run over after a convoy clash, while rival camps exchange accusations.
- Tensions persisted with roadblocks and stone pelting during Friday’s funeral in Mokama, a constituency known for strongman politics ahead of voting on November 6 and 11.